THIS ISSUE
There’s good news for the family album, in this week’s Civil way, with the news that ‘those delightful post-adoption order photographs at court with child, family and judge’ may be allowed after all
Tucked within the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 is a provision with ‘profound implications’ for victims of crime, Nicholas Yeo and Ryan Dowding, both barristers at 3 Raymond Building, write in this week’s NLJ
What does the coronial system actually achieve? Not much, according to some bereaved families who receive a ringside seat to the process of recommendations being made then ignored
What do you know about the intermediate track (recently added to the small claims, fast and multi tracks)? In this week’s NLJ, Tricia Hemans and Daniel Black, both barristers at Falcon Chambers, provide a useful, in-depth and practical guide to the intermediate track—complete with handy checklist
The Ministry of Justice faces multi-million-pound cuts, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility’s (OBR) analysis of the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement
Local authorities have a duty to provide accommodation within a reasonable period of time rather than immediately, the Supreme Court has held in a unanimous landmark judgment
Lawyers have urged parliament to clear up the confusion over litigation funding in group action cases arising from PACCAR
The Sentencing Council has launched a consultation on revisions to the ‘Imposition of community and custodial sentences draft guideline’
The Lord Chancellor, Lady Chief Justice, Master of the Rolls, senior judiciary and representatives of the Ministry of Justice have set out their shared vision for greater digitisation within the civil justice system, including the online provision of pre-proceedings information and dispute resolution
The High Court has handed down a landmark ruling on artificial intelligence (AI), which will allow key aspects of AI to be patented in the UK for the first time
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Hugh James—Phil Edwards
Serious injury teambolstered by high-profile partner hire
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Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe
Firm strengthens employment team with partner hire
DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr
Lawyers’ liability practice strengthened with partner appointment in London
NEWS
Tech companies will be legally required to prevent material that encourages or assists serious self-harm appearing on their platforms, under Online Safety Act 2023 regulations due to come into force in the autumn
Commercial leasehold, the defence of insanity and ‘consent’ in the criminal law are among the next tranche of projects for the Law Commission
County court cases are speeding up, with the median time from claim to hearing 62 weeks for fast, intermediate and multi-track claims—5.4 weeks faster than last year
The Bar has a culture of ‘impunity’ and ‘collusive bystanding’ in which making a complaint is deemed career-ending due to a ‘cohort of untouchables’ at the top, Baroness Harriet Harman KC has found
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has secured £1.1m in its first use of an Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO)
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